Salingyi Township Explained

Salingyi Township
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar
Seat:Salingyi
Seat Type:Capital
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sagaing Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Yinmabin District
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:21.9667°N 100°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Salingyi Township is a township in Yinmabin District in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar.[1] The principal town is Salingyi.

Over of farmland have been confiscated in the township to establish a copper mine in Letpadaung, which will be jointly owned by the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings (UMEHL) and the Chinese-owned Wenbao Copper Company, a subsidiary of Norinco.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"
  2. News: Myanmar govt urged to cancel copper mine project. 3 October 2012. Weekly Eleven. 22 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008074018/http://elevenmyanmar.com/national/842-myanmar-govt-urged-to-cancel-copper-mine-project. 8 October 2012.
  3. News: Copper mine opposition becoming sensitive Chinese issue. 19 October 2012. Mizzima. 22 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022011745/http://www.mizzima.com/business/8254-copper-mine-opposition-becoming-sensitive-chinese-issue.html. 22 October 2012.